Glossary

Measures your ability to proactively set clear direction and top priorities before reactive demands take over. High scores indicate you begin each day with a plan, not a reaction.

Higher scores mean you consistently set direction before the day sets it for you. Lower scores suggest reactive patterns are running the show.

Measures your capacity to access joy that is not dependent on external conditions. This is not happiness — it is the ability to find micro-moments of lightness even when things are hard.

Higher scores mean joy is available to you regardless of circumstances. Lower scores suggest your experience of joy is conditional on things going well.

Measures your ability to stay fully with a task or person without mental fragmentation. Not mindfulness as a concept — presence as a measurable capacity to hold attention.

Higher scores mean you can sustain undivided attention. Lower scores indicate your attention is frequently split across multiple demands.

Measures your ability to identify fear, set boundaries, and take action without the fear controlling the outcome. Power is not force — it is the gap between stimulus and response.

Higher scores mean you can feel fear and still lead. Lower scores suggest fear may be driving decisions more than you realize.

Measures your clarity about what matters most and your willingness to act on it. Purpose is not a mission statement — it is the daily practice of aligning actions with values.

Higher scores mean your actions are aligned with your stated values. Lower scores indicate a gap between what you say matters and what you actually do.

Measures the consistency of your self-expression across work, home, social, and private contexts. Authenticity is not oversharing — it is not performing a different version of yourself in each room.

Higher scores mean you show up consistently everywhere. Lower scores suggest you are running different operating systems for different audiences.

Measures your ability to read emotional and social cues in others and respond appropriately. Connection is not people-pleasing — it is accurate attunement paired with genuine response.

Higher scores mean you notice what others need and respond authentically. Lower scores suggest you may miss cues or default to habitual responses.

Measures your openness to new information, perspectives, and options even when they challenge your current position. Possibility is not naivety — it is strategic flexibility.

Higher scores mean you can hold your position lightly and integrate new data. Lower scores suggest rigidity may be limiting your options.

Measures your capacity to visibly regulate yourself and maintain elevated standards that others can see and follow. This is not performing — it is being the standard you want to see.

Higher scores mean you are the visible standard in the room. Lower scores suggest your internal standards are not consistently visible to others.

Your Eclipse Percentage measures the gap between your potential capacity and your current access to it. It is not a verdict — it is a temporary state caused by sustained stress, overuse of compensating strengths, or neglect of specific capacities. Everyone has some eclipse. What matters is knowing where it is.

Lower percentages mean more of your capacity is accessible. Higher percentages indicate more temporary coverage. Above 60% suggests significant capacity is hidden under stress patterns.

Your Light Signature is the unique combination of your two Primary Rays. There are 36 possible combinations, each with a distinct archetype name. This is not a personality type — it is your current operating pattern, and it can change as you train different capacities.

Your Light Signature shows where your leadership naturally gravitates. It also reveals which capacity might be doing extra work to compensate for an eclipsed Ray.

The Energy Ratio compares your total accessed capacity against the energy you are expending to compensate for eclipsed areas. A healthy ratio means your strongest Rays are supporting you, not covering for depleted ones.

Higher ratios indicate efficient capacity use. Lower ratios suggest you are spending energy compensating rather than leading from strength.

Your Rise Path identifies the single Ray that, if trained, would create the most improvement across your entire system. It is usually your lowest-scoring Ray or the one most compensated for by a stronger Ray.

This is your highest-impact training target. Start here, and the improvements cascade into other Rays.

Measures the emotional weight your system is currently processing. This includes unresolved stress, suppressed feelings, empathy fatigue, and the cumulative cost of holding space for others without replenishing your own reserves.

Lower scores mean your emotional system has capacity. Higher scores indicate your feeling system is working overtime — you may be absorbing more than you realize.

Measures how much of your mental capacity is consumed by current demands. High cognitive load manifests as difficulty prioritizing, decision fatigue, reduced creative thinking, and trouble holding multiple threads simultaneously.

Lower scores indicate clear mental capacity. Higher scores suggest your thinking system is saturated — decisions feel harder than they should, and you may be defaulting to habits rather than choosing.

Measures the energy you are expending to navigate relationships, manage expectations, and maintain social performance. This includes the cost of conflict avoidance, people-pleasing, and carrying relational responsibility asymmetrically.

Lower scores mean your relational exchanges are mostly reciprocal. Higher scores suggest you are spending disproportionate energy maintaining relationships — giving more than you receive.

Recovery Access measures how much energy your system has available to recover, rebuild, and do growth work. It is the inverse of total system load — when load is high, recovery access drops. This is not about willpower; it is about the physiological and psychological resources available to you right now.

Above 60% means you have meaningful capacity for new challenges and skill-building. Between 30–60% suggests selective growth is possible but requires strategic energy management. Below 30% indicates your system needs stabilization before expansion.

Load Pressure aggregates the weight your system is carrying across emotional, cognitive, and relational dimensions. It is not a deficit — it is a measure of demand. High load pressure in high-performers is common and often invisible because output remains high even as internal costs accumulate.

Below 40% is sustainable. Between 40–70% is elevated — you can function but recovery is slower. Above 70% is a signal that your system is compensating and needs attention before expansion work begins.

The Energy Efficiency Ratio (EER) compares your total accessed capacity (Shine) against total eclipse load. Formula: (TotalShine + 5) / (TotalEclipse + 5). A ratio above 1.0 means you are accessing more than you are burning. Below 1.0 means eclipse load exceeds available capacity — your system is in deficit.

Above 1.5 is healthy — you are leading from strength. Between 1.0–1.5 is functional but watch for drift. Below 1.0 indicates your system is depleting — stabilization is the priority before growth work.

The Burnout Risk Index (BRI) counts how many of your nine Rays have eclipse scores exceeding their capacity scores. Each ray in deficit is a signal that the demand on that capacity exceeds your current access to it. Three or more rays in deficit is an elevated risk signal.

0–2 is normal range — most people have some eclipse. 3–4 is elevated — multiple capacities are running on fumes. 5+ is high risk — your system is compensating broadly and recovery should be the priority.

The Performance-Presence Delta (PPD) flags when your visible output Rays (Power, Purpose, Authenticity) score significantly higher than your grounding Rays (Joy, Presence, Connection). This pattern means you are performing well but your internal resource base is thinner than it appears. Research on compensatory effort shows this is the most common path to burnout in high-performers.

CLEAR means output and grounding are balanced. WATCH means a small gap is forming — monitor it. FLAGGED means the gap is significant — your performance is borrowing against recovery.

Gravitational Stability is the composite measure of your entire leadership operating system — how stable, resourced, and balanced you are across all nine capacities. Like a star's gravitational field, your stability determines what you can sustain, what you attract, and how you respond under pressure. It is the average net energy across all Rays.

Above 70 indicates a well-resourced system. Between 50–70 is functional with specific areas to develop. Below 50 suggests significant eclipse is limiting access to your full capacity — targeted training will create the most improvement.

The Confidence Band reflects the overall quality and reliability of your assessment data. It is determined by response consistency, engagement patterns, completion rates, and validity checks. HIGH confidence means these results reflect you well. MODERATE means they are directional but some areas may need a second look. LOW means they should be treated as a starting point.

HIGH: Trust the patterns fully. MODERATE: Trust the direction, hold specific numbers loosely. LOW: Use as orientation — consider retaking when you have more focused time.

The Gating Mode determines what kind of development work is appropriate for your current state. STABILIZE means your system needs recovery before expansion. BUILD RANGE means you have room to grow with intentional pacing. STRETCH means you are clear for progressive challenge work. The gate is set by your eclipse level, energy ratio, and burnout risk signals.

STABILIZE: Focus on foundation tools and micro-reps. BUILD RANGE: Consistent daily practice with moderate challenge. STRETCH: Push into new territory — your system can handle the load.

Net Energy is the adjusted score for each Ray after accounting for eclipse effects. It represents your actual accessible capacity — not just your potential, but what you can reliably draw on right now. It factors in both your baseline capacity (Shine) and the temporary coverage from stress patterns (Eclipse).

Above 65 means this Ray is well-resourced and accessible. Between 40–65 means it is functional but could benefit from intentional practice. Below 40 means this capacity is significantly eclipsed — your system may be compensating through other Rays.

The Eclipse Modifier shows whether stress amplifies, mutes, or leaves a Ray unchanged. AMPLIFIED means under pressure this capacity becomes overactive or distorted — you lean on it too hard. MUTED means under pressure this capacity disappears — you lose access when you need it most. NONE means this Ray holds steady under stress.

AMPLIFIED Rays are doing extra work — they compensate for eclipsed areas but may become distorted. MUTED Rays need targeted micro-reps to rebuild access under pressure. NONE means this Ray is stable — good foundation.

Ray

One of 9 trainable leadership capacities measured by the assessment. Rays are not personality traits — they are behavioral ranges that can be built through deliberate practice.

Eclipse

A temporary state where sustained stress or compensating patterns cover a capacity. Eclipse does not mean absence — it means the capacity exists but is currently inaccessible. Every eclipse has a path out.

143

The number of questions in the full assessment. Also a reference to "I Love You" (1 letter, 4 letters, 3 letters) — the foundational ethos of the leadership model.

RAS (Reticular Activating System)

The neural filter that determines what you notice. REPs train your RAS to scan for capacity and possibility instead of threat and deficit. This is the neurological mechanism powering the 143 practice model. Based on Moruzzi & Magoun (1949).

REP

Recognition + Encouragement toward Practice regardless of outcome. A REP is any moment where you notice a capacity in action (or its absence) and respond with practice instead of judgment.

Be The Light Framework

The 3-phase methodology underlying the assessment. Phase 1 (Intention, Joy, Presence): Reconnect — Emotional intelligence with yourself. Phase 2 (Power, Purpose, Authenticity): Radiate — Alignment with purpose. Phase 3 (Connection, Possibility, Be The Light): Become — Emotional intelligence with others.

Ray of Intention (R1)

Deliberate direction-setting. The capacity to choose where attention goes before reactive patterns decide for you. Grounded in Gollwitzer's implementation intentions research — when you pre-decide your response, follow-through increases significantly.

Ray of Joy (R2)

Capacity for genuine positive emotion independent of external conditions. Not forced optimism — the ability to access micro-joy as fuel. Draws on Fredrickson's broaden-and-build theory: positive emotion expands attention and builds resilience.

Ray of Presence (R3)

Attentional stability and nervous system regulation. The ability to stay grounded when things move fast. Based on Jha's attention science — attention is depletable and trainable, like a muscle.

Ray of Power (R4)

Consistent action despite fear. Not the absence of fear — the trained relationship with it. Each time you act while fear is present, the fear signal weakens. Grounded in behavioral activation research (Martell et al.).

Ray of Purpose (R5)

Alignment between values and behavior. When your calendar matches what matters, effort becomes sustainable and decisions simplify. Linked to Deci & Ryan's self-determination theory — autonomy and purpose drive intrinsic motivation.

Ray of Authenticity (R6)

Congruence across contexts — being the same person in every room. Not unfiltered expression, but the capacity to show up without performing a version of yourself that costs energy to maintain.

Ray of Connection (R7)

Relational trust and empathy. The capacity to build genuine rapport and hold space for others. Linked to Edmondson's psychological safety research — trust enables both candor and learning.

Ray of Possibility (R8)

Openness to change and creative problem-solving. The ability to see doors where others see walls. Requires a regulated nervous system — threat narrows attention, safety expands it.

Ray of Be The Light (R9)

The capacity to hold space for others and lead from service. Not self-sacrifice — the overflow that happens when your own capacities are resourced. The highest developmental phase in the framework.

Shine

Your baseline capacity accessed without stress — the default level of a Ray under normal conditions. Scored 0-100. High Shine means the Ray is naturally available to you.

Access Score

Your capacity under pressure — how much of a Ray remains available when things are hard. Scored 0-100. The gap between Shine and Access reveals how stress affects each capacity.

Eclipse Score

A measure of current system load or distortion on a specific Ray. Scored 0-100. High Eclipse does not mean deficit — it means the capacity is temporarily covered by stress or compensating patterns.

Net Energy

A composite measure combining Shine and Eclipse: (Shine - Eclipse + 100) / 2. Scores above 50 indicate more capacity than load. Net Energy determines your Primary Rays and your Rise Path.

Confidence Band

HIGH, MODERATE, or LOW — a transparency signal indicating how much weight to place on your results. Calculated from response consistency, completion rate, timing, and reflection depth. Not a judgment — a data quality indicator.

Light Signature Archetype

The named pattern created by your two Primary Rays working together. Examples include Strategic Optimist (Intention + Joy), Decisive Director (Intention + Power), Relational Light (Connection + Be The Light), and Visionary Servant (Possibility + Be The Light). There are 36 possible archetypes.

Eclipse Snapshot

A visual map of which capacities are currently eclipsed and by how much. Not a permanent diagnosis — a point-in-time photograph of your operating system under recent conditions.

Rise Path

Your recommended development focus — the Ray with the highest growth potential right now. Determined by your bottom Ray's access score, tool readiness, and reflection depth. Includes a routing recommendation: Stretch, Standard, or Stabilize.

Gravitational Stability Report

The full assessment output including your 9 Ray scores, Light Signature, Eclipse Snapshot, Energy Ratio, and Rise Path. Named for the gravitational stability of light — your leadership capacities are always present, sometimes just temporarily covered.

Performance-Presence Delta (PPD)

A flag that detects when output Rays (Power, Purpose, Authenticity) score significantly higher than grounding Rays (Joy, Presence, Connection). Based on Hockey's compensatory effort research — visible performance can mask accumulating internal costs.

Energy Efficiency Ratio (EER)

A ratio measuring overall energy balance: (Total Shine + 5) / (Total Eclipse + 5). Values above 1.0 indicate positive energy flow — you are generating more capacity than you are spending. Below 1.0 means system load exceeds available capacity.

Burnout Risk Index (BRI)

A count of how many of your 9 Rays have Eclipse scores exceeding their Shine scores (0-9). Three or more Rays in deficit is an elevated risk signal. Based on Maslach's burnout research.

Load Pressure (LSI)

A measure of overall system load across all Eclipse dimensions, scaled 0-100. High load pressure reduces Recovery Access — the resources available for growth work.

Recovery Access

How much energy your system has available to recover, rebuild, and do growth work. The inverse of total system load. When load is high, recovery access drops. This is not about willpower — it is about available physiological and psychological resources.

Micro-Rep

A 60-second or less practice that trains a specific capacity. Micro-reps are the building blocks of the coaching program — small, frequent, and designed to build neural pathways through repetition. Based on Fogg's Tiny Habits research.

Presence Pause

A micro-practice for the Ray of Presence. Feet on floor, one breath in, longer breath out, three things you can see, hear, or feel. Two minutes. The foundational reset tool.

I Rise Protocol

An interrupt-and-reframe tool based on affect labeling (Lieberman et al., 2007). Name the emotion, declare your intention, take the smallest action. Naming the emotion shifts processing from amygdala to prefrontal cortex.

If/Then Plan

A pre-decided response to a specific trigger: 'If [situation], then I will [action].' Based on Gollwitzer's implementation intentions research. Pre-loaded plans reduce decision fatigue and increase follow-through under stress.

Compensating Strength

A strong Ray that is doing extra work to cover for an eclipsed Ray. For example, high Ray of Power compensating for low Ray of Presence — you perform at work but come home empty.

Gate Mode

The coaching intensity level assigned based on your current system state. STABILIZE: focus on recovery before growth work. BUILD RANGE: expand access in your development Ray. STRETCH: push capacity boundaries. The gate protects you from doing too much too fast.

Move Score

A readiness indicator for your Rise Path Ray: 0.45 * Access + 0.35 * Tool Readiness + 0.20 * Reflection Depth. Higher Move Scores indicate readiness for stretch work; lower scores indicate stabilization is the priority.